Department of Economic Opportunity

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a wide-ranging bill in Nobember that said refusing to comply with vaccination mandates isn’t considered “misconduct” for the purpose of receiving unemployment benefits.

Florida's unemployment rate held at 3.2 percent from September to October, the state reported Friday. The rate represents an estimated 331,000 Floridians…

More than a year after Hurricane Irma, blue tarps still lay on roofs across South Florida. According to the Miami Herald , tens of thousands of...

Businesses impacted by toxic algae blooms linked to water releases from Lake Okeechobee have until the end of August to apply for short-term loans to help…

Getting unemployment checks to people on time matters; without those small checks, those who have lost their jobs may fall farther behind on utilities or…

The company responsible for Florida’s troubled unemployment database won a $31.6 million contract with the Department of Children and Families for the…